COBOL Manual for TNS/E Programs (H06.08+, J06.03+)

Ignored Elements
HP COBOL compilers ignore these elements of COBOL because they are unnecessary in the HP
implementation:
• In the entire source program: In ANSI format, columns 1 through 6 and beyond 72
• In the Environment Division:
In the SOURCE-COMPUTER paragraph: Source computer name◦
◦ In the OBJECT-COMPUTER paragraph:
Object computer name–
– MEMORY SIZE clause
– SEGMENT-LIMIT clause
◦ In the INPUT-OUTPUT section:
– In the FILE-CONTROL paragraph: in the file-control-entry :
– In the ASSIGN clause: multiple file names
– In the SELECT clause: RECORD DELIMITER and PADDING CHARACTER clauses
– In the I-O-CONTROL paragraph:
– RERUN clause
– SAME AREA clause
– SAME SORT AREA clause
• Procedure Division
◦ In independent segments: SEGMENT-LIMIT
◦ ENTER COBOL statement
730 HP COBOL Limits